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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of ST segment elevation myocardial |
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infarction facilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (17-a) to read as follows: |
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(17-a) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under |
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Chapter 241. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Subchapter I to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER I. ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION SERVICES |
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Sec. 773.251. ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION |
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FACILITIES. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for |
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designating a hospital as an ST segment elevation myocardial |
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infarction receiving center if the hospital has been accredited as |
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a Mission: Lifeline ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
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Receiving Center by the Society for Cardiovascular Patient Care, |
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the American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized |
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organization that provides the accreditation. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for |
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designating a hospital as an ST segment elevation myocardial |
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infarction referral center if the hospital has been accredited as a |
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Mission: Lifeline ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction |
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Referral Center by the Society for Cardiovascular Patient Care, the |
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American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized |
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organization that provides the accreditation. |
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(c) A hospital may apply to the department for designation |
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as an ST segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving center |
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or an ST segment elevation myocardial infarction referral center, |
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and the department shall grant the designation if the facility |
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meets the requirements for the designation under this section. |
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Sec. 773.252. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION. The |
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department may suspend or revoke a hospital's designation as an ST |
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segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving center or an ST |
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segment elevation myocardial infarction referral center, after |
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notice and hearing, if the department determines that the hospital |
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has not maintained the requirements for the designation under |
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Section 773.251. |
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SECTION 3. The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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implement Subchapter I, Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, not later than January 1, 2014. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |